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October 2013 Volume 7, Issue 1 nonfiction spread. Each child has a job, for example, photographer, border designer, science writer, or illustrator. You can pair students to share a job if needed, so everyone succeeds. I love to see natural leaders emerge and the creativity of each student. I also like that this lesson can be used during NESA testing time when our laptop cart is being used or if you only have one computer available.
Please share a favorite website you have used for instruction or professional development. I have been teaching with www.PebbleGo.com, since 2011, on a regular basis. We subscribe to all four databases, Animals, Earth & Space, Biographies and Social Studies. It is not a free website, but it is an extremely good aid for helping teach nonfiction to students. You can use this with whole-groups; smallgroups or student can use it independently.
Please share a favorite book you have read recently. Picking a single favorite book is very difficult for me, but I can say that I do love the Percy Jackson, Kane Chronicles, and Heroes of Olympus books (by Rick Riordan). You know theses books are good when you suddenly have boys who “don’t like” fiction lining up to read these series. I can’t wait for new House of Hades to come out!
YALSA’s Teens’ Top Ten Announced October 21st
See: http://www.ala.org/yalsa/teenstopten
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